The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 217 Joining forces to deceive Qin

An hour later.

Han Nian'an and Zhou Yihong arrived in front of Qin.

"You want to enter the court?" Qin was drinking tea. She raised her eyebrows and looked at Zhou Yihong in surprise. "Hong'er, didn't you say before that you didn't want to take the imperial examination?"

Although the title of Changning Marquisate is still there, the rule of automatically inheriting the title after three years of mourning has been abolished since the late emperor, and there is still no definite news about Hong'er's inheritance of the title.

It's not that she hadn't thought about letting Hong'er study hard and take the imperial examination. She didn't want him to be like those Jinshi scholars who climbed up step by step after becoming an official, but at least he could show his face in front of the emperor and those important ministers, and get the emperor's favor and inherit the title as soon as possible.

But Hong'er said that he was unwilling to study hard to take the imperial examinations, and he had no interest in becoming an official. Why did he suddenly change his mind now?

Noticing Qin's confusion, Zhou Yihong quickly explained.

"Mother, my son does not intend to enter the government through the imperial examination. Instead, he wants to smooth things over and use his connections to get a position and enter the court."

Qin realized that her son wanted to buy an official position, frowned and put down the teacup in her hand.

"It's not appropriate. Although this kind of thing happened in private, it can't be made public. If someone finds out, they might even use it as an excuse to file a complaint with the Marquis's Mansion."

"Mother, don't worry, nothing will happen. Nian An has already had a dream. As long as you are willing to spend money to smooth things over and let me enter the officialdom as soon as possible, I will have a smooth journey from now on. I will be able to inherit the title by this time next year."

Qin's expression tightened, "Really?"

In order to inherit the title, she has tried many things, but there are really not many ways. Until now, there is still no clue. Will Honger be able to inherit the title by this time next year?

"Of course. Don't you, mother, believe in your son? If you don't believe it, why don't you ask Nian An?"

Feeling Qin's gaze, Han Nian'an was nervous but still spoke.

"Yes, I did dream about it."

Qin was skeptical about Han Nian'an's words, but after all, it was related to inheriting the title, so she didn't want to miss it even if there was only a slight possibility.

After thinking it over, he said, "If that's the case, then let's give it a try. I'll have someone find some connections later, and make arrangements and smooth the way so that you can enter the officialdom as soon as possible."

"Mother, I have to do this myself." Zhou Yihong said.

He was thinking very clearly in his mind that if Qin was in charge of it, then he would naturally have no reason to withdraw a large amount of money.

"Why?" Qin was puzzled. "You are short of connections after all. Wouldn't it be better if I could arrange it for you?"

"Mother, it was Nian An who said that she dreamed that I used my connections and spent money to smooth things over. My son is worried that if I change this, the situation may change in the future." Zhou Yihong quickly found an excuse.

Qin looked at Han Nian'an again, "Really?"

"Yes." Han Nian'an responded with his head down.

Qin looked at her like this, with a hint of suspicion in her eyes.

"Han Nian'an, you'd better not lie to me and Hong'er, otherwise you should know the consequences."

Han Nian'an's heart trembled, she gritted her teeth secretly, raised her head and looked at Qin, "Mother, how could I lie to you."

Zhou Yihong also chimed in, "Yes, mother. Nian An predicted such a big thing in the General's Mansion before. It shows that she is really capable and will never lie to us."

Although Qin felt a little uneasy, she couldn't tell the reason. Thinking about inheriting the title, she finally agreed.

"In that case, then you can try it yourself. If it doesn't work, tell me and I will make arrangements for you."

"Son understands." Zhou Yihong responded respectfully, looking at Qin and speaking carefully, "Mother, I don't know how much money it will cost to clear the way for now. I'm afraid it will be inevitable to withdraw money from the account office later. What do you think..."

"Just go get as much as you need, but be careful not to be fooled by others."

"Yes, thank you, mother!"

Zhou Yihong took Han Nian'an away from Qin's yard.

After looking around and making sure that there was no one around, Han Nian'an breathed a sigh of relief. Then he couldn't help but speak to Zhou Yihong with concern.

"Husband, if mother finds out that you didn't try to smooth things over, but used the money to pay off gambling debts, what will you do then?"

After all, he was defrauding money under my name. Look at Qin's expression just now. If she knew that I was defrauding her, I'm afraid she would not let me off easily.

"Let's take it one step at a time. Pay back the money first. As for the official affairs, if we can withdraw more money, we can naturally smooth things over."

"What if you, my husband, don't inherit the title by this time next year?" Han Nian'an asked subconsciously.

Zhou Yihong frowned, "I can't care about that right now. We'll talk about next year when the time comes."

This nonchalant attitude made Han Nian'an choke again.

He doesn't care, but now he is taking the risk!

However, the lie had already been told, and between Qin and Zhou Yihong, Han Nian'an naturally chose to side with Zhou Yihong. Although she was unhappy, she did not continue.

On the second day, Zhou Yihong withdrew 30,000 taels from the accounting office, and then met Wang Lang in the teahouse as agreed yesterday.

"Here is thirty thousand taels. After you take it, divide it among the three of you first, and I will give you the rest in installments." In the private room, Zhou Yihong handed the thirty thousand taels of silver note to Wang Lang with an unhappy look on his face.

It's not that he hadn't thought about taking more, but thirty thousand taels of silver was already a large sum of money. If he took more, his mother would probably become suspicious if she knew about it.

As for Wang Lang and the others, we must first use some of the silver to shut them up, so that this matter will not spread out and let my mother know about it.

Wang Lang took the banknote and said, "Brother Zhou, I'm not in a hurry. After I take the money, I will return it to them first. From the looks of them, it seems that they are afraid that you can't pay it back. They are even discussing going to the Marquis' Mansion to ask for the money. This money is just enough to stabilize them."

"We absolutely cannot let them go to the Marquis' Mansion!" Zhou Yihong's eyes darkened, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Tell them that it's just a few tens of thousands of taels of silver, I don't care. If they dare to go to the Marquis' Mansion, even if they take the money, I will not let them live in peace."

"Don't worry, Brother Zhou. I will persuade them. If that doesn't work, I can lend you some money to pay off their debts first." Wang Lang said righteously.

Zhou Yihong's eyes lit up, but then he was worried about losing face by borrowing money, so he shook his head and said, "No, I have my own way, but... where do you get so much cash?"

Ever since Wang Lang met him, he always seemed to be rich.

“Well…” Wang Lang smiled mysteriously, “I can’t say it, I can’t say it!”

Zhou Yihong looked at Wang Lang in confusion. Just as he was curious, the servant beside Wang Lang walked in from outside the private room and respectfully handed Wang Lang a stack of silver bills.

"Sir, Liu Erjia saw our carriage outside the teahouse and said that she was just about to deliver the money."